furb-a-licious

when travelling on airplanes it is important to take notice of the safety protocols...

with that in mind, one must always remember things they can NOT fly with...

for example...

HOLD UP!

is that a furby???

why, yes... yes it is!

this is a real safety sheet that was on the plane on my way to brisbane...

hilarious yes?

it prompted a conversation between my friend and I about how old the sheet was and wether you could even buy furbies anymore?

(according to wikipedia, they became rare after 2007)

it also prompted us to post numerous links to furby products on each others facebook walls...

such as these amazing costumes:

found here

and this hilarious message from pinterest:

pinterest

and then i went to my home home (my parents house) for the past few days and i came across this little cutie from way back when...

left: me and furbs, top right: showing that furby who's boss!, bottom right: my sexy furby face.

oh, the memories!!!!

did YOU have a furby???

:)

xx

how cheerleaders entertain themselves.

whilst in brisbane for the australian cheerleading nationals there were a few quiet moments...

for example...

right before we had to leave the motel on the first day of competition...

we were all dressed and made up and ready to rock our pom routine...

but it wasn't quite time to catch the train yet...

and so how DO cheerleaders entertain themselves you ask???

with photo booth ofcourse!!!

enjoy!

:)

xx

guide to life: brisbane.

welcome to my first 'guide to life' post...

ive come to the realisation that i am full of what i believe to be very useful information and what better place to share it then right here for y'all...

and so here it is...

my guide to...

BRISBANE.

(QLD, Australia)

 mayhem 2011.

ive only been to brisbane a handful of times...

but ive loved it every time!

the recent AASCF cheerleading nationals were held in brisbane and so all the advice below is up to the  minute!!!

ACCOMODATION

we stayed at quest apartments on mary street...

great location, easy walk to queen st and great shopping...

only a 10-15 minute walk to central station...

nice lap pool to play/relax in...

motel pool.

friendly staff who let us leave our bags in their office for the entire day after we had checked out - so convenient...

big apartments, with great closet space and nice bathrooms...

not the nicest motel ive ever stayed but id definately go back!

GETTING AROUND

oh the convience of a big city, where you can just hop on a train or hail a taxi in minutes...

the trains were all soooooo clean!

we caught the train from the airport to central station and then got a 5 min cab ride to our motel - soooo easy!

we also took the train out to boondall to the entertainment centre a couple of times and everything was always running on time :)

yeah we stunt in the street.

SHOPPING

you just can't go past queen st...

taking a break from the shops.

we hit up myer, sportsgirl, dotti, supre, toyworld, to name just a few...

and they certainly made plenty of money out of us!

THINGS TO DO

if you ever find yourself with a few hours free time in brisbane you MUST hit up south bank!!!

pyramid in the pool

the free outdoor pools that feel like you're at the beach...

maddie's basket back tuck!

the best lil lolly shop...

rolling grass to sunbake on...

the pretty flowers...

south bank 2011

views over the brisbane lake and across to the city...

heaven!

EAT ME

 you just can't go past jo-jo's restaurant...

at jo-jo's.

we had dinner here on our first night and lunch on our last day...

which meant i got to enjoy both the pumpkin pizza and the vegetarian pad thai...

both delicious!

my GIANT pizza at jo-jo's!

everyone enjoyed their meals here and it was great for a big group like us because there was just soooooooooo much choice!!!

have you been to brisbane???

any advice to share??

anything i missed?

:)

xx

australian cheerleading nationals.

you might remember a few months back when i explained that i joined a cheerleading squad at the beginning of this year...

well now i can say that with that team i have competed at a NATIONAL level!

the brisbane entertainment sports centre - nationals!!!!

the AASCF CHEER AND DANCE NATIONALS 2011 were amazing!

chilling in the stands! :)

held in brisbane...

i competed in pom, level 2 cheer and level 2 group stunt...

we placed 17 out of 23 in pom which is pretty exciting...

considering we had two girls injure themselves and drop out just three weeks before the comp...

we placed 3rd in senior level 2 cheer...

with our 3rd place medals.

and im yet to find out our exact placing for senior level 2 group stunt but i know we didnt place in the top 3.

the standard of competitors at the event was outstanding...

watching the level 5 teams compete for bids to worlds was mind blowing...

and the level 6 partner stunt (which i also saw at the nsw state comp) was as impressive as ever!

in australia cheer really isnt very well known about...

but its quickly growing...

and this comp showed that australia is producing some world class cheerleaders!!!

can't wait to see the official photos and video of the day...

for now i can only share some dodgy phone quality pics!

 

blurry phone photo of section 3 sunday presentations!

can't wait for nationals 2012!

:)

xx

pretty people...

ive just returned from the AASCF 2011 CHEER NATIONALS !!!

and whilst im busy working on a post about the comp...

here are some the nicer, less drunky, more professional photos from res ball!

 girls :)

 smiles :)

my new res peeps <3

:)

xx

recovery day 2011

 last friday was res ball...

which means saturday was...

RECOVERY DAY!

just like last year.

<3 my friends.

i love the idea of curing a hangover by drinking more...

it really does make you feel sooooo much better...

until the next day that is...

and hanging out with all my favourite people discussing the hilarious events of the night before just makes for such a fun day...

you get to make new friends...

 and joke around...

take a whole bunch of hilarious photos...

and get naked if you're really feeling it...

you can make a giant slip and slide and watch the boys pull out the craziest tricks on their way down...

or you can just sit and chill and chat and enjoy the people you're with!!!

"no happy ever afters...

just happy for right nows!!!"

- illy (it can wait)



:)

xx

res ball 2011

"Its gonna be a night,

To remember,

Come on now, big fun,

Its gonna be the night

To last forever

Well never ever ever forget" - HSM3

this years res ball was soooo fun!

as always everyone looked amazing....

new res girls

the drinks flowed (apart from that 15 minute period where everyone at the event got cut off for being too drunk :/ )...

 there was plenty of mingling and dancing...

awards were handed out (my roomie in the sparkling metalic dress above won res queen, and two of my other roomies and my roomie from two years ago were nomiated for figjam aka fuck im good just ask me)...

and a fun time was had by all.

i'd love to be able to tell you more about it, but honestly the memories are a little shady...

so instead enjoy the photos!!!

 babes haha.

 yeah im sober :/

i like to pull faces ok??? - with two of my roomies.

"nights i'll never remember, with friends i'll never forget"

me and E.

:)

xx



a glimpse of whats to come...

tommorow night is the annual res ball....

(see: last year and the year before)...

and im soooo excited...

i can't wait to share all the excitement of the night with you...

in fact im so excited here's a lil sneak peek...

the dress...

terrible photo but u get the idea yes?

the shoes...

i very very very very rarely buy new shoes, so i went for some heels that i know i will be able to wear again and again.

tune in next week to see the outfit all put together...

and hear about the crazy events of the night...

and the even crazier events of the next day (its RECOVERY DAY people!!!)

:)

xx

easy as 1,2,3...

it's yo a,b,c...

i haven't done one of these sort of quizzes in ages...

and since i'm lacking a lil blog mojo right down (i'm just too damn excited about the posts i get to do next week and the week after)...

i thought hey why not?!?!

and so here are my answers to the abc i found at wonder forest.

A. Age: 21

B. Best Friends:

 sister and myself.

<3 

all photos above from my 21st birthday party in april.

C. Chore That You Hate: washing other people's dishes.

D. Dogs:

simby with my sister.

E. Essential Start To Your Day: setting my alarm for atleast 10 mins before i have to get up, so i can snooze a lil and take my time to wake up.

F. Favorite Color:pink!

G. Gold or Silver: either/both .i always wear my gold ring my mum bought me, but all my other jewelery tends to be silver.

H. Height: 1.71m

I. Instruments You Play: piano.

J. Job Title: uhhh babysitter/ kids entertainer person thingy haha.

K. Kids: one day fo sho. not yet tho.

L. Live: in australia, mate.

M. Mother's Name:  is mum, duh!

N. Nicknames: rinnie.

O. Overnight Hospital Stays: i stayed for about a week after THIS happened.

P. Pet Peeve: people being fake, lying, dishonesty.

Q. Quote From A Movie: "I'm sexy, I'm cute, I'm popular to boot" - bring it on (yes, i can quote the WHOLE movie)!

R. Right or Left Handed: right.

S. Siblings: younger sister.

T. Time You Wake Up: usually around 10 or 11am but lately ive been doing much better and getting up around 8am.

U. Ultimate Vacation: i'd love to visit kauii in hawaii.

V. Vegetable You Hate: i like most veggies but can't say im a huge fan of zucchini.

W. What Makes You Run Late: i'm usually on time, but if i am late its prob cause i got distracted by something online lol.

X. X-Rays You've Had: head, jaw/teeth, chest... that's probably all.

Y. Yummy Food You Make: i don't have one thing i make amazing, i just like to try lots of different things.

Z. Zoo Animal: Elephant!


and thats me...

volunteer teaching in the maldives

:)

xx

since you been gone...

three weeks has just flown by...
ive been on a prac placement in a primary school down home on the coast...
ofcourse mum n dad are living in the stone ages and their internet was ridiculously slow, so slow i couldn't even use blogger or comment on other blogs i read (which took five minutes to load by the way)...
the prac itself was such a great experience and really reminded why i am studying to be a teacher, i loved it!
being home was so nice too with home cooked meals, washing done for me and walks on the beach with the puppy!

the only website that WAS working for me at home was the new fave...
PINTEREST!

and so to ease myself back into the blogging world i'm here to share some of my fave pins from the past three weeks...
all images taken from here and if you click on them you can follow them back to the original website:

<3 LC. i want this hair as i transition from dark brown to blonde!

planning to do get this colour the week before xmas :)

i want this beanie sooooo badly that i plan to learn how to crochet just so i can make myself one...

that said, if you already know how to crochet and would like make this for me, id be willing to pay!!!

this made me lol.

i don't often defriend people, but this is why i would!

self explanatory.

with cheer nationals coming up, this is some much needed inspiration!

what have you been pinning???

:)

xx